Santa Fe Institute: The Case for Inefficiency in Social Media
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release:
It's become easier than ever before to engage with content online, particularly with features like infinite scrolling. However, the smooth user experience of social media apps encourages superficial engagement. In turn, this has contributed to the spread of fake news, misinformation, and hate speech.
Adding friction to the user experience could help tackle these problems.
It's become easier than ever before to engage with content online, particularly with features like infinite scrolling. However, the smooth user experience of social media apps encourages superficial engagement. In turn, this has contributed to the spread of fake news, misinformation, and hate speech.
Adding friction to the user experience could help tackle these problems.